According to the announcement, the JA whole farm = National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives Association produces packed rice with the brand of "Sato no rice" and makes a capital business tie-up with Sato Food Industry, which has its headquarters in Niigata City I agreed that.

JA whole farmers are adjusting by maximally acquiring the stock of Sato food in the range of less than 5% over about 1 billion yen.

Consumption of packed rice is expected to continue in the future against the backdrop of increased labor and single households, etc. As JA whole farmers, we will strengthen our relationship by investing and rice produced by farmers I would like to sell stable.

Meanwhile, as Sato food, we are also aiming to raise rice more stably as production of rice for business use in processed food is insufficient.

JA full-time farmers are promoting strengthening relations with rice sellers such as deciding to invest in major rice-based wholesale company "Kintokujin" in April this year.